Background Endovascular surgery has recently been extended to the treatment of blunt
traumatic aortic injuries. Since most of these injuries occur at the aortic isthmus, graft fixation …

BACKGROUND: Although a large proportion of patients with traumatic thoracic aortic injury
die before undergoing definitive repair, those who survive still face ongoing risk of death and …

BACKGROUND: Acute thoracic aortic injury resulting from blunt trauma is a life-threatening
condition. Endovascular therapy is a less invasive treatment modality that may potentially …

BACKGROUND: Traumatic injury of the thoracic aorta is a life-threatening complication in
patients who sustain deceleration or crush injuries. The magnitude of force necessary to …

Hypothesis Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute blunt thoracic aortic injury
has good early and mid-term results. Design Single-center retrospective 7-year review from …

Background Several publications have documented the technical feasibility and efficacy of
stent grafting for aortic injuries. We report short-and mid-term results of thoracic …

OBJECTIVE: We report our 10-year experience in the endovascular treatment of acute
traumatic thoracic aorta rupture at the Hospital Clinic. METHODS: We reviewed 20 patients …

OBJECTIVES: Endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is an alternative to
open repair (OR) in patients with blunt trauma. We report our initial experience after …

In a patient with multiple trauma, blunt thoracic trauma with concomitant aortic disruption is
often eminently lethal, ranking second to head injury as the most common cause of trauma …

INTRODUCTION: Blunt injury to the descending thoracic aorta is a potentially life-
threatening condition necessitating rapid assessment and possible surgical intervention …